A knife-wielding thug who sparked a violent stand-off with Cops was solely stopped after being knocked over by a patrol automotive has been jailed.
Mobile telephone footage taken by a neighbour confirmed Iain Davie, 37, lunging at police whereas hpreviousing a knife, with one other Protruding of his trousers, on Quebec Drive in East Kilbride, on 1 September final yr.
Officers have been referred to as to the residential road in Lanarkshire at round 6pm after the alarm was raised by terrified members of The general public noticed him with The two blades in his trousers.
The yob even tprevious The driving strain Of 1 police automotive that he was ‘going to die’, repeatedly placing the window of the car Collectively with his blade.
Officers tried to spray him with incapacitant substance PAVA in a bid To finish the incident, However it had no influence on him.
By way of the stand-off as he regularly approached every officer Collectively with his knife in hand, Davie slipped on grass.
He tried to Get up, However the officer Inside the squad automotive shortly took this As a Outcome of the prospect to pounce.
Davie was struck by the police automotive and knocked again to The underside.
Completely different officers then jumped On the probability to pin him down and arrest him.
Police said he was taken to Wishaw Widespread Hospital in Wishaw, north Lanarkshire, as a precaution following his arrest however was not injured.
Davie, of East Kilbride, seemed via video hyperlink from HMP Barlinnie at Hamilton Sheriff Courtroom and admitted eight costs of assault in September final yr.
He additionally admitted two costs of behaving in a threatening and abusive method And in addition possessing a blade.
Sheriff Thomas Millar deferred sentence till subsequent month for reviews and remanded Davie in custody.
Depute fiscal Neil Thomson tprevious the court how the early night incident was Delivered to an finish.
Knife-wielding thug Iain Davie, 37, who sparked a violent stand-off with Cops on a residential road in East Kilbride (pictured), who was solely stopped after being knocked over by a patrol automotive, has been jailed
He said: ‘The accused started working in the direction of different officers, lunging in the direction of them with a knife in his hand Attempting to strike them with the knife.
‘On every event officers have been In a place to take evasive movement.
‘PAVA spray was discharged however had no influence and police batons have been drawn as properly.
‘As the accused tried to run in the direction of one officer, he slipped and Came across the grass and a constable drove a police car at a sluggish velocity.
‘As the accused was Attending to his ft, he made contact with him and nudged him again to The underside at which level officers pounced upon him and secured his arrest.’
Jackson Bateman, deffinishing, said: ‘He is practical about What’s forward of him.’
By way of the stand-off as he regularly approached every officer Collectively with his knife in hand, Davie slipped on grass. He tried to Get up, However the officer Inside the squad automotive shortly took this As a Outcome of the prospect to pounce (pictured is the second the police automotive drove in the direction of Davie)
Davie was struck by the police automotive and knocked again to The underside (pictured left, the second he slipped on the grass). Completely different officers then jumped On the probability to pin him down and arrest him (proper). Police said he was taken to Wishaw Widespread Hospital in Wishaw, north Lanarkshire, as a precaution following his arrest however was not injured
After being charged in September 2021 for attacking the officers, Chief Superintfinishent Alan Waddell, Divisional Commander for Lanarkshire Police Division, said: ‘Response officers have been first on the scene and following alleged threats to officers and damage to police automobiles, a tactical choice was made to subdue The particular person with low velocity contact from a police automotive.
‘The 37-yr-previous man was arrested And launched to Wishaw Widespread Hospital as a precaution however suffered no accidents.
‘No members of The general public or Cops have been injured.
‘He was charged with numerous offences in Reference to the incident and Is As a Outcome of of seem at Hamilton Sheriff Courtroom right now.
‘As PAVA was deployed and Based mostly on regular course of, a referral Shall be made to the Police Investigations and Consider Commissioner.’